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Chapter 308 0305 [The Gift Has Finally Arrived]

Li Yanhong and Zhang Chaoyang are two rivals; the former had just calmed down, but the latter has stirred up a big commotion again.

"Mr. Chen, Sina just called to ask if we want to join the 'Olympic Reporting Alliance'."

"What the hell?"

"Two weeks ago, Sohu signed agreements with 15 traditional mainstream media outlets, announcing the formation of the 'National Olympic Media Alliance.' This alliance created by Sohu excludes all other websites, allowing it to exclusively cooperate with traditional media. This has angered many in the internet industry."

"How did he manage to pull this off?"

"Sohu spent at least 1.6 million yuan to become the exclusive online sponsor of the 08 Olympics. Not only was it responsible for building the official website for the Olympics, but it also had exclusive commercial rights to use the Olympic rings and emblem online. Sohu had priority access to interview slots, priority access to information from the Organizing Committee on events, and priority contact with the Chinese Olympic delegation. It also received 300 passes allowing free access to competition venues..."

What are the benefits of joining Sina's Olympic reporting alliance?

"The Olympic Reporting Alliance is an anti-Sohu alliance jointly launched by portal websites led by Sina. When reporting on the Olympic Games, allies can exchange information, release press releases and photos. If there is any news business, the entire alliance can share resources and collectively negotiate prices for advertising on the Olympic special reporting page."

"These things have nothing to do with us."

"If we join the alliance, we can participate in content reprinting. However, we must indicate in the relevant articles that they are reprinted from Sina or other websites."

"Reject it, we won't get involved. As for reposting, I might as well just repost information from the official Olympic website."

"Okay, then I'll go reply to them."

This is so interesting. Last year, major websites collectively denounced Baidu, and this year they formed an alliance to oppose Sohu.

Sohu was the leader of the coalition that besieged Baidu last year.

Neither Renren nor Haiwainet got involved, nor did Tianya Forum. Whether they joined or not had little impact on their own interests.

However, Chen Guiliang did not refrain from participating in the Olympic Games.

During next year's Olympics, Renren.com and HaiNei.com will hold events to encourage netizens to upload Olympic-related articles and photos, and to report on the Olympics via Weibo using their mobile phones.

The top 20 users in terms of popularity will receive a maximum reward of the right to use a car (to avoid legal risks), and the minimum reward is a mobile phone worth a thousand yuan.

Moreover, it's not necessary to go to the Olympic venue.

You can report on Olympic volunteers or document your own physical activities at home. Anything related to the Olympics or sports is acceptable.

Chen Guiliang didn't join, but many others did.

Sina is still secretly making arrangements, and will announce the news in two or three months.

The final alliance members included: Sina, NetEase, Tencent, TOM Online, Xinchuan Sports, Tianji.com, Yahoo! China, Hexun.com, Financial World, MSN China, China.com, Kongzhong.com, Phoenix.com, and many regional portals such as Shanghai Hotline and 21CN.

The scale and momentum were enormous!

But even with all those websites combined, they still couldn't beat Sohu. So, that nearly 2 million yuan in Olympic sponsorship fees wasn't wasted.

Zhang Chaoyang made a fortune in advertising fees by covering the Olympics.

The Olympics and the period surrounding them marked the pinnacle of Zhang Chaoyang's life. Countless individuals and organizations courted him, actively seeking connections and collaborations, as if he had become the king of the Chinese internet.

From that time on, he became completely arrogant and started having even more fun with celebrities in the entertainment industry.

Chen Guiliang opened portal websites such as Sina, NetEase, and Tencent and found that they were already building momentum for forming an anti-Sohu alliance.

Sina published an article titled "Who is Desecrating the Olympics?", which was reprinted by NetEase, Tencent, and other websites, questioning whether the Olympics should have exclusive rights to online advertising.

Chen Guiliang's involvement in this is less valuable than his participation in People's Daily's "Same Lesson" program.

……

He switched the webpage back to the school's intranet special topic, which was currently live-streaming the "Students Attending the Same Class" event with pictures and text.

This event was jointly organized by the Beijing Municipal Education Commission and People's Daily Online, and was originally limited to universities in Beijing.

However, when the school's intranet received the news, it also got involved, directly organizing a nationwide live broadcast with pictures and text, and expanding from college students to middle school students.

As a result, the organizers also upgraded their platform.

A total of 12 lectures on the history of the Party were held, all taught by top experts.

The school's intranet not only provides live text and image updates, but also selects some interesting user questions to send to the classroom for experts to answer.

The vast majority of college and high school students are not interested in this, but tens of thousands of students still watch the live stream on the school's intranet.

Chen Guiliang casually promoted it as over 100,000.

The organizers were very satisfied with this data.

Another half month later, a leader from the Civilization Office even led a team to inspect ByteDance.

"Your online classroom is excellent," the leader from the Civilization Office praised. "The comrades from the Ministry of Truth also commended it. The rectification of the online environment has now entered a critical stage, and this online classroom can definitely be promoted."

Chen Guiliang suggested, "We could invite some organizations to participate and spread scientific and cultural knowledge to netizens."

The leader from the Civilization Office asked, "If you want to expand your influence, the content of the online lectures needs to be interesting. Ideally, ordinary netizens would also be willing to listen to them."

Chen Guiliang suggested, "Many netizens are interested in the Forbidden City, its cultural relics, and history, but they don't have the opportunity to visit it in person. Could we invite experts from the Palace Museum to explain the history and cultural relics of the Forbidden City?"

The leader of the Civilization Office immediately brightened up upon hearing this: "This is a great idea! I'll help you coordinate with the Palace Museum."

People's Daily Online will definitely participate.

Qianlong.com, a key municipal news website in Beijing, is also expected to participate.

If Sohu hears the news, it will probably want to get a piece of the pie too.

Organizing such activities can not only increase website activity but also improve relations with government departments.

If Chen Guiliang were to rely solely on himself, he could easily invite experts from the Forbidden City to give lectures. Sure enough, just a few days later, Qianlong.com and Sohu officially joined in. People's Daily Online and Beijing Newspaper Group also sent people to promote the initiative.

Finally, even Sina and NetEase joined in.

There are so many people picking peaches!

But since it was Chen Guiliang who made the suggestion, there must be a reward.

For example, ByteDance was named an "Advanced Unit in Spiritual Civilization Construction" and an "Excellent Online Education Demonstration Base," while Xiaonei.com and HaiNei.com were named "Excellent Cultural Websites in China," and so on.

These titles may seem useless, but they can play a significant role in crucial moments.

The country has been cracking down on online corruption for the past two years and urgently needs to establish some positive role models. As long as Chen Guiliang cooperates actively, he can get everything done smoothly in the future.

If there are any official events, they will give priority to cooperating with ByteDance.

……

The weekend has arrived in the blink of an eye, and the Palace Museum's online lecture series is still in preparation.

The school's intranet and overseas intranet only participate in live text and image broadcasts; how the lectures are conducted is none of their business.

Li Jian personally drove over, bringing a record player and records, and explained rather awkwardly, "That friend from Taiwan originally agreed to come to the mainland after the Spring Festival. But due to personal matters, it's been delayed for another month or two."

"It's good that it can be delivered." Chen Guiliang had almost forgotten about it.

He originally wanted to give last year's Christmas present, but now it's almost delayed until this year's May Day holiday.

The main problem is that records are scarce and difficult to obtain.

Chen Guiliang chatted with Li Jian for a while, then took the record player and records home and found a room to decorate it.

The border moon had not yet risen, and Chen Guiliang sat there alone listening.

Chen Guiliang couldn't hear any difference. If he had to give an evaluation, he would say there was a slight noise.

Musically illiterate!

He sat on the sofa and fell asleep while listening.

I've been a bit tired lately; the pre-IPO financial compliance process is still underway. Although Chen Guiliang doesn't need to personally handle the problems, everyone still needs his approval and signature.

When signing, Chen Guiliang inevitably had to inquire and learn about the relevant knowledge.

The "User Behavior Analysis" technical team is also about to be officially established, and they've poached a programmer from Taobao with a high salary. The programmer is currently processing his departure and may not arrive in Beijing for a few days.

Chen Guiliang would sometimes use a VPN to access American websites and personally try to compare the differences between Web 2.0 websites in China and the United States.

This is in preparation for the IPO roadshow.

He must thoroughly understand his American counterparts in order to deliver a targeted speech that highlights his company's unique advantages.

Sigh, it's all for the sake of going public.

I can finally get some rest after the company goes public.

The sound of a door closing outside woke Chen Guiliang.

He went into the living room and saw Bian Guanyue hanging up her schoolbag.

"What surprise do you think there is?" Bian Guanyue asked expectantly.

Chen Guiliang said, "I bought a turntable and a vinyl record. Come and listen to it."

Bian Guanyue followed curiously into the room, initially not taking it seriously, but after listening for only a few seconds, she became surprised.

Chen Guiliang asked, "Is there any difference? I can't tell."

Bian Guanyue carefully crafted her words, saying, "How should I describe it? The sound is more natural, warmer, and more continuous. Did you buy the original vinyl record?"

Chen Guiliang asked in confusion, "Why can I only hear noise?"

“The original master tape was directly copied into the master disc, so some noise is inevitable,” Bian Guanyue explained. “The digital restoration master tape for the reissue is noise-free because it has undergone noise reduction processing. It is cleaner, but some of the original dynamics are lost.”

Chen Guiliang listened carefully, but still couldn't tell the difference.

But after Bian Guanyue said that, he seemed to feel that the texture was indeed different.

Chen Guiliang laughed and said, "Go look at the record packaging."

Despite the very basic cardboard packaging, Bian Guanyue exclaimed in surprise, "A signed copy by Luo Dayou? This is so expensive!"

Chen Guiliang smiled and said, "It's not expensive. I originally wanted to give you a Christmas present last year. But these things are hard to buy, so I kept putting it off until now."

Bian Guanyue stared intently at the packaging, unsure whether it was because of Luo Dayou's signature or because Chen Guiliang had put thought into preparing the gift. In any case, she couldn't hide the smile on her face.

“Actually, there was no need to give such an expensive gift,” Bian Guanyue carefully put down the record case. “I’ve kept the stone you gave me in my bag.”

Woman, your name is hypocrisy!

He was secretly overjoyed, which was reflected on his face, but he said he didn't care.

Bian Guanyue carefully examined the room; she planned to have another record cabinet custom-made. It would be used specifically to store records.

"Have a seat for a while, I've learned another new specialty dish." Bian Guanyue happily ran to the kitchen, laughing as she went, humming a little tune.

Chen Guiliang thought to himself: Did preparing a gift so carefully really have such a great effect? ​​It seems I was too hasty before.

What should I give Tao Xue as a gift another day?

(End of this chapter)